Canada has ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately due to rising tensions in the Middle East.
Canadians ordered to leave Lebanon immediately
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that if the situation in the region worsens, it will not be possible to evacuate everyone from there.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said there is a real risk of escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and canadians should leave Lebanon as much as possible because if the situation worsens, Ottawa will not be able to evacuate everyone.
"We see that the threat of escalation is real, and we're making some preparations to help evacuate all Canadians," he said.
After Hezbollah avenged the killing of commander Fuad Shukar and Iran vowed to respond to the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, there are growing concerns that the Middle East could move towards a full-scale war.
Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks in northern Israel on August 6, but warned that its expected retaliation after Israel killed a top commander last week was yet to come.
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